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The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Aug 18, 1863

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 22, No. 12.

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Meetings in Michigan.

By Joseph Bates

FROM June 30th, to July 29th, I have been visiting and holding meetings with the Seventh-day Adventist churches in Jackson, Hanover, and Tompkins in Jackson Co., Leslie and Convis, in Ingham and Calhoun Counties. In all these churches the brethren seem fully settled in the good work of Organization and Systematic Benevolence. This better order with the thinking ones, is teaching them the necessity of a closer walk with God, and of having their minds wholly disengaged from the snares and vanities of this trying time.
July 27, came to Battle Creek, where I spent a part of two days, much of the time in the Office of publication. Here again we met Bro. and Sr. White laboring at their post, surrounded with the tried and faithful ones, laboring cheerfully and diligently in their several stations, getting off, and sending out the Advent Review and Sabbath Herald, and Youth's Instructor, Sabbath Readings for Sabbath-schools, and various other works called for by parents and children to enlighten, encourage and strengthen them in the way of righteousness and truth.
This continual labor from early in the morning until late at night in all the various departments in the Office building, is of itself an indubitable proof of the rising progress of present truth associated with the third angel's message.
It is but a few years ago since the great Advent movement of 1844 brought us to the close of the 2300 days of Daniel's vision, saying "then shall the sanctuary be cleansed." Here is the connecting link of the past, with the present and future advent movement. At this period of time, the first rays of light began to dawn on the third angel's message. "Here is the patience of the saints; here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus." Rev. xiv, 12. Thank God for the progressive work of this rising message since 1844.
Brethren and friends, if you have any lingering doubts respecting the work and commencement of this message as above stated, allow me to call your attention to the editorial, headed "The Sanctuary," in the two last numbers of the Review for July 21 and 28, continued. Read it over carefully and examine all the proof texts, and if you cannot find one objection—and I think you will not, you will be constrained to say with others, we know the 2300 days ended in 1844. With this view of the subject we may also know assuredly that we are in the time of the third angel's message, and still further, that God is moving with his people in this message to bring it to its final consummation.
July 28 and 29, visited some of the brethren, and the sick, in Otsego, Allegan Co.
Came to Monterey the 29th. enjoyed a peaceful quiet Sabbath, after which the church united in the ordinances of the Lord's house and were refreshed from his presence.
The new meeting house in Allegan has received its first coat of paint outside.
JOSEPH BATES.
Monterey, Aug. 4, 1863.